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Bollywood singer and songwriter Vishal Dadlani who has been a judge on the entertainment reality show ‘Indian Idol’ has finally quit the show after six years.
Vishal Dadlani took to Instagram to share this news. He shared a video on the social media app, where Badshah is trying to speak, and Shreya is seen pulling a face, but the video has been edited to include an audio clip from Christian 21's Time.
The words written in the video are, "That's all from me, folks! Six straight seasons later, tonight is my last episode as a judge on Indian Idol. I hope the show will miss me as much as I'll miss it. Thanks Shreya, Badshah, Adi, Aradhana, Chitra, Anand ji, Sonal, Pratibha, Sahil, Saloni, Muskaan, Abisha, the entire production crew, Vilas, Pakya, Kaushik (Pinky), and all the co-judges, singers and musicians down the years! It really has been home!! That stage is pure love!"
The caption to the video read, "Alvida, yaaro. 6 seasons mein jitna mazaa kiya, uss se bhi zyada yaad aayegi. Haqq se zyada pyaar milaa hai, iss show ki vajah se. (Goodbye friends. I'll remember this much more than the fun I had in 6 seasons. Got more love than I can ask for this show). Eternally grateful to everyone involved." He also tagged fellow judges Shreya Goshal and Badshah, host Aditya Narayan along with other people involved in the show.
Sharing the reason behind his departure, he said, I hope the show will miss me as much as I’ll miss it. I’m literally only leaving because I want my time back. Can’t stay stuck in Mumbai for 6 months each year!”. He also wrote the names of all the crew members on the Indian Idol in the caption.
Vishal concluded, "Time to get back to making music, playing concerts, and never putting on make-up! It’s #VishalAndSheykhar season!! Jai ho!"
Aditya Narayan commented on the post, "The end of an era. Indian Idol will never be the same without you, big brother. Grateful for all the great times together."